Dr Alex Otti of the Labour Party has won a total of 10 out of the 16 Local Government Area results so far declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, before the commission suspended collation of the Abia Governorship election.

Otti polled a total of 171,747 votes while Okey Ahiwe of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, scored a total of 79,477 votes after winning five LGAs.

Young Peoples Party, YPP polled 8,839 to win Osisioma LGA the home of its governorship candidate, Enyinnaya Nwafor.

Meanwhile, INEC, has directed the immediate suspension of collation of governorship election results in Abia State.

Administrative Secretary of INEC, Abia State, Chief Clement Oha read the directive midway into collation at the INEC office in Umuahia on Monday.

He said that based on the alleged irregularities by in some polling units particularly Obingwa Local Government Area where INEC office was invaded, collation had been halted at the LGA.

According to him, there will be no further collation of results at Obingwa until INEC Commissioners arrive from Abuja by Tuesday to supervise the collation and take decision on what has to be done after reviewing the situation on ground.

The Presiding Officer and Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Owerri, FUTO, Professor Nnenna Oti had in the course of collation brought in the Administrative Secretary to read the message she said that came from the INEC headquarters Abuja.

She had said that the INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu, personally called her and gave her directives on guidelines to follow in ensuring that Abia governorship election results were collated based on the extant guidelines.

Professor Oti thereafter, announced the immediate suspension of collation pending the arrival of the team from Abuja.

She had earlier vowed to the neutral but strictly objective in discharging her duties.

Professor Oti, who is also a Pastor with the Redeemed Church, assured that the will of Abia voters would not be subverted under her watch.

”I’m Professor Nnenna Oti from Afikpo, VC of FUTO. The people’s mandate shall stand

“I have spent all my adult life in pursuit of the ideals of good governance. We shall stand by the these principles.

”The pastor in me and the mother in me will not permit me to do anything that will adversely affect the future of our children. I shall do right by God and by man!”

Meanwhile INEC in another statement signed by its Head Voter Education and Information Committee, Festus Okoye, announced suspension of collation of governorship election results in Abia and Enugu States.

INEC in the statement, cited alleged cases of violence, irregularities and invasion of its offices in the affected states as reason for the action.

According to a statement, the commission will review results in the affected LGAs before further action.

But Alex Otti of the Labour Party is already leading in the 12 LGAs so far declared.

Meanwhile, Dr Alex Otti has maintained a comfortable lead in the 16 Local Government Area results so far declared.

He won five LGAs out of 10 that was declared on Sunday, and collected another five out of the six LGAs announced on Monday, thus bringing the total number of LGAs under his kitty to 10.

YPP won in one LGA while PDP has five LGAs.

According to the results of the 16 LGAs declared so far, Otti polled a total of 171,747 votes, while Ahiwe of the PDP trailed behind with 79,477 votes.

Beow is the full result as so far declared by INEC:

Ukwa East
A- 16, AA-06, AAC-11,ADC-13,ADP-08,APC-560,APGA-646,APM-05,APP-890,BP-05,LP-2273,NNPP-28,NRM-07,PDP-2329,PRP-08,SDP-24,YPP-759,ZLP-17. VALID VOTES-7595. INVALID VOTES-166.TOTAL VOTES CAST-7761

Umunneochi LGA RETURNING OFFICER REMIGUS AJA
Registered voters-76813
ACCREDITED VOTES-13702
A-156
AA-06
AAC-25
ADC-71
ADP-28
APC-2034
APGA-581
APM-16
APP-679
BP-04
LP-5940
NNPP-76
NRM-07
PDP-3198
PRP-08
SDP-09
YPP-314
ZLP-12
TOTAL VALID VOTES -13164, INVALID-340
TOTAL VOTES CAST-13504

Abia Govenorship election Ukwa West Yusuf Ndukauaku
Registered voters 67990
Acc-11670
A-29
AA-01
AAC-05
ADC-130
ADP-14
APC-1209
APGA -830
APM-24
APP-699
BP-04
LP-2833
NNPP-24
NRM-13
PDP-4622
PRP-04
SDP-18
YPP-890
ZLP-22
TOTAL VALID VOTES 11371
INVALID-289
TOTAL VOTES CAST-11660

Bende LGA Abia State governorship election
Dr. Nzeako Chibueze from MOUAU
Accredited-22492, Registered voters 105182

A-48
AA-23
AAC-32
ADC-459
ADP-124
APC-2143
APGA -947
APM-44
APP-2733
BP-17
LP-9886
NNPP-110
NRM-33
PDP-3410
PRP-11
SDP-34
YPP-1667
ZLP-45
TOTAL VALID VOTES-21766
INVALID VOTES-675
TOTAL VOTED CAST-22441
BENDE, UZUAKOLI WARD 10 UNIT 002- BALLOT SNATCHING OF RESULTS AND ARMED ATTACK. THE EO ABANDONED EVERYTHING THERE.

OVER VOTING

Isiala North
Registered voters -102878
Accredited voters -32548

A-394
AA-08
AAC-12
ADC-77
ADP-20
APC-838
APGA-225
APM-29
APP-78
BP-09
LP-7323
NNPP-68
NRM-26
PDP-21741
PRP-14
SDP-36
YPP-1094
ZLP-18
TOTAL VALID VOTES 33010
INVALID 517
TOTAL VOTES CAST 32527

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Isiala Ngwa South ABIA STATE
Prof. Wilson Ani
Accredited voters: 21678
Registered voters:85388

A-136
AA-4
AAC-14
ADC-39
ADP-22
APC-1580
APGA-366
APM-22
APP-124
BP-12
LP-7589
NNPP-105
NRM-40
PDP-9093
PRP-13
SDP-20
YPP-1691
ZLP-42
TOTAL VALID VOTES-20912
INVALID-692
TOTAL VOTES CAST-21604

HOODLUMS ATTACKED INEC AND BALLOT BOX SNATCHED
[3/19, 2:16 PM] Okey Nation 2: Arochukwu LGA Abia State
ENGR DR. C. OKORO
Accredited voters:17771
Registered voters:89614

A-247
AA-28
AAC-35
ADC-38
ADP-24
APC-1082
APGA-460
APM-17
APP-893
BP-22
LP-12689
NNPP-100
NRM-06
PDP-1280
PRP-19
SDP-18
YPP-410
ZLP-17

Valid VOTES:17385
Invalid votes:350
Total votes cast:17735

VIOLENCE LEADING TO CANCELLATION IN UTUTU

AMUVI OVER VOTING LEADING TO CANCELLATION

AROCHUKWU UNIT 2 VIOLENCE LEADING TO CANCELLATION

(Pieced together from reports by vanguard and Daily Sun)

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